Do you know how your tax dollars are being spent? Each year, the city of Austin acquires its General Fund money from revenue sources such as property tax, sales tax, development and utility transfers....
The sidewalks in West Campus are in dire condition. Walking through West Campus this past fall, I was appalled to find that some sidewalks are not handicapped-accessible at all. Sections are cracked to...
Interstate 35 may be the worst thing about Austin. It’s a frustrating mess of a road that serves as one of a few routes that cross the river. No one who takes I-35 ever looks forward to their trip,...
When The Daily Texan talked to Dr. Cassandre Alvarado and Quynhanh Tran about the University’s new auto-graduation process two months ago, the result was an article that ultimately scared scores...
UT President Gregory Fenves and other faculty recently decided to not accept money from the China-United States Exchange Foundation, CUSEF, for the new China Public Policy Center in a decision that canonizes...
The finalists are in.
Amazon narrowed down the location of its future second headquarters to 20 cities. To nobody’s surprise, Austin made the shortlist.
But Amazon won’t pick Austin.
True,...
“Third time’s the charm” is the motto for President Trump’s travel ban. Travel Ban 3.0™ rolled out in September and, like most software updates, it was only a facelift on...
The McCombs School of Business’ current recommended grading guidelines prevents student success in classes. The recommended grading guidelines suggests that core business courses should have an average...
Although there have been contradictory accounts about the exact phrasing of the comments made during a bipartisan meeting by President Trump, none of the attendees disputed that Trump expressed a strong...
How does Mark Zuckerberg plan to fix Facebook in 2018? It seems the first step is a little less news in your news feed.
In a post on Jan. 11, Zuckerberg detailed an outline of things to come...
“You’re so smart — and good at math. Which college are you going to?” Well-meaning people lob these seemingly positive assumptions at Asian-Americans. The widespread “model...
The Daily Texan Forum page is a place for people who are not on the Texan’s staff to weigh in on the happenings of the university and the surrounding community. Every Monday of this semester, we...
